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- [suh-mey-shuh n]
- /səˈmeɪ ʃən/
- /sʌmˈeɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-mey-shuh n]
- /səˈmeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of summation word
- noun summation the act or process of summing. 1
- noun summation the result of this; an aggregate or total. 1
- noun summation a review or recapitulation of previously stated facts or statements, often with a final conclusion or conclusions drawn from them. 1
- noun summation Law. the final arguments of opposing attorneys before a case goes to the jury. 1
- noun summation Physiology. the arousal of impulses by a rapid succession of stimuli, carried either by separate sensory neurons (spatial summation) or by the same sensory neuron (temporal summation) 1
- noun summation total sum 1
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Origin of summation
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
1750-60; < Medieval Latin summātiōn- (stem of summātiō), equivalent to summāt(us) (past participle of summāre to sum; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Summation
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summation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
summation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for summation
noun summation
- addition — An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.
- afterpiece — a brief usually comic dramatic piece presented after a play
- apercu — outline
- apercus — a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- bio — a biography, often a very brief one
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